mise-en-sene Flashcards
mise-en-sense
-setting the stage/placing in the stage
all of the elements placed infront of the camera to be photographed
material
choices and control
but even if something happensa out of control is still mise-en-sense because it still in front of the camera
mise-en-scene
story books helps planne mise-en-sine/what will be in a scene or not
compononts of misen -en-scene
settings
costume and makeup
lightning
staging
why is it important
it makes us /help us make inferesses about the filme
guides our eyes to specific place/where she focus on
the power of mis-en-scene
can cathc realism as well as fentasy
setting
filmmaking became centered on studio
facilities in which every aspect of mise-en-scene could be manipulated.
The overall design of a setting can shape how
we understand story action
color is important!
props to!
costume abd make-up
costumes can become mottif
costumes can be used for graphic qualities
Makeup is most noticeable in horror and science fiction films,
lightning
In artistic filmmaking, lighting is more than just illumination that permits
us to see the action:
- Lighter and darker areas within the frame help create the
overall composition of each shot and guide our attention to certain objects and
actions
highlights and shadow
-A highlight is a patch of relative brightness on a surface
-Shadows likewise do the same, allowing objects to have portions of darkness
(called shading) or to cast their shadows onto something else.
it help guide our eyes
Quality lightign
refers to the relative intensity of the illumination.:
-Hard lighning clear define shadows,crisp texture,sharp edges(ex sun)
-Soft light creates a diffiused illumination(cloudy sky)
direction of lightning
in a shot refers to the path of light from
its source or sources to the object lit. For convenience we can distinguish
among frontal lighting, sidelighting, backlighting, underlighting, and top
lighting.
frontal ligtning
can be recognized by its tendacy to eliminate shadows
side lightning
sculpt characters features
Backlighting
comes from behind the subject
edge lightning
Combined with more frontal sources of light, the technique can create a
subtle contour
Edge lighting makes the outline of each actor’s body stand out
from the background
underlightning
lights come from brlow the subject
top lightning
shines almost directly above subjects
key lighning
providing the brightest illumination and casting
the strongest shadows.
fill light
A fill is a less intense
illumination that “fills in,” softening or eliminating shadows cast by the key
light.
Hollywood filmmaking developed the custom of using at least
three light sources per shot
key light,fill light,backlight
three-point lighting
-backlight typically comes from behind and above the figure,
- key light(high key-usually)
comes diagonally from the front, - fill light comes from a position near
the camera.
the lights can change their function depending in another charcater
high key lightning
create low contrast between brightness and darkness
Usually, the light quality is soft, making shadow areas fairly transparent
low key lightning
creates stronger contrasts and sharper, darker shadows.
Often the lighting is hard, and fill light is lessened or eliminated altogether
staginging in mese-en-scene
the most familiar cases of figure
expression and movement involve actors performing roles.
An actor’s
performance consists of visual elements (appearance, gestures, facial
expressions) and sound (voice, effects).
A performance will be more or less individualized, and it
will be more or less stylized.
motion capture,
the whole body
is filmed,
erformance capture
hich concentrates on the face(in CGI)
mise-en-scene
1.guide the audience’s attention to the
important areas of the image.
- build up our
interest by arousing curiosity and suspense.
3.add expressive qualities, giving the shot an emotional coloration.
monochromatic color design.
the filmmaker
emphasizes a single color, varying it only in purity or lightness.
movment
in a scene atracts our eyes
depth cues
The elements of the image that
create impression that we are in the film
volume and planes
planes
foreground,middleground and background
size diminuation
objects that are father away look smaller
shallow depth
little depth, and the closest and most
distant planes seem only slightly separated
deep space
significant distance seems to separate planes
